Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure was 47,948 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 47,948 kg for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Saint Lucia peaked at 80,811 kg in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22,627 kg, in 1961.
That places Saint Lucia 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,627 kg | — |
| 1962 | 23,166 kg | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 23,705 kg | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 24,243 kg | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 24,782 kg | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 25,321 kg | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 25,860 kg | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 26,398 kg | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 26,937 kg | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 28,014 kg | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 28,553 kg | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 29,092 kg | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 29,631 kg | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 30,169 kg | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 30,708 kg | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 31,247 kg | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 31,786 kg | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 32,324 kg | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 32,863 kg | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 33,402 kg | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 33,941 kg | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 33,941 kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 35,018 kg | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 35,557 kg | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 35,557 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 36,096 kg | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 36,634 kg | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 37,173 kg | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 35,018 kg | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 36,634 kg | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 37,173 kg | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 37,712 kg | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 37,712 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38,250 kg | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 38,789 kg | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 37,712 kg | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 28,553 kg | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 37,712 kg | +32.1% |
| 1999 | 37,712 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 37,712 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37,712 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26,937 kg | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 43,099 kg | +60.0% |
| 2004 | 59,261 kg | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 79,195 kg | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 75,424 kg | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 51,180 kg | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 80,811 kg | +57.9% |
| 2009 | 49,025 kg | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 49,564 kg | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 49,564 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33,941 kg | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 31,786 kg | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 37,712 kg | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 48,487 kg | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 39,328 kg | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 36,634 kg | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 45,254 kg | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 45,793 kg | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 30,708 kg | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 47,948 kg | +56.1% |
| 2022 | 48,487 kg | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 47,948 kg | -1.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 47,948 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.38 million kg, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 47,948 kg is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.38 million kg, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +60.0% | 26,937 kg | 43,099 kg |
| 2008 | +57.9% | 51,180 kg | 80,811 kg |
| 2021 | +56.1% | 30,708 kg | 47,948 kg |
| 2009 | -39.3% | 80,811 kg | 49,025 kg |
| 2004 | +37.5% | 43,099 kg | 59,261 kg |
| 2020 | -32.9% | 45,793 kg | 30,708 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,782 kg | 22,627 kg | 26,937 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,439 kg | 28,014 kg | 32,863 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,234 kg | 33,402 kg | 37,173 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,796 kg | 28,553 kg | 38,789 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,036 kg | 26,937 kg | 80,811 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,806 kg | 31,786 kg | 49,564 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,773 kg | 30,708 kg | 48,487 kg | 4 |
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More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Saint Lucia?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Saint Lucia was 47,948 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 80,811 kg in 2008.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,627 kg in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure?
- Saint Lucia ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).